Staff members of the brand’s parent group L’Oréal received an internal email at the end of last month saying that its president and director general for Hong Kong, Stephen Mosely, will be retiring at the end of June, reported Apple Daily. Ming Pao also reported Mosely’s imminent departure last Saturday, citing sources.

Stephen Mosely. Photo: L’Oréal.

Mosely was to be replaced by Eva Yu, Managing Director of L’Oréal Luxe Travel Retail Asia Pacific, according to the internal email.

“The relevant group uses the excuse of the responsible person retiring to make it difficult for people to follow up, so that the incident will end without ever being resolved,” she said.

Denise Ho. File Photo: Cloud/Stand News.

Ho added that Hong Kong people could not accept the incident disappearing without any response, as they were sick of the Chief Executive, top officials or the police employing this practice in the past two years.

Ho was a prominent supporter of the protests in 2014 and was arrested then released without charge.

A petition by a retired French philosophy teacher addressed to Mosely has gathered more than 80,000 signatures online as of Monday morning.

Support independent media

Partner with HKFP

HKFP Weekly Newsletter

What is Hong Kong Free Press?

Hong Kong Free Press is a non-profit English language news source seeking to unite critical voices. Free and independent, HKFP launched in 2015 amid rising concerns over declining press freedom in Hong Kong and during an important time in the city’s constitutional development.
Click here to learn how you can support us and ensure our independence.